[Federal Register: February 27, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 39)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains
and Associated Funerary Objects in the Possession of the University of
Denver Department of Anthropology and Museum of Anthropology, Denver,
CO, and in the Control of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau
of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the Native
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9,
of the completion of an inventory of human remains and associated
funerary objects in the possession of the University of Denver
Department of Anthropology and Museum of Anthropology, Denver, CO, and
in the control of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Washington, DC.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR 10.2 (c). The
determinations within this notice are the sole responsibility of the
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of these Native
American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations within this
notice.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the
University of Denver Department of Anthropology and Museum of
Anthropology professional staff in consultation with representatives of
the Colorado River Indian Tribes of the Colorado River Indian
Reservation, Arizona and California; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Navajo
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo
of San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo
of San Juan, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santo
Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico.
In 1953, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
(catalog number DU 6000) were removed from Marsh Pass, Navajo County,
AZ, by Arnold Withers, a University of Denver Department of
Anthropology faculty member, who donated the remains to the University
of Denver Museum of Anthropology the same year. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
The remains were found in a deserted hogan. Marsh Pass is on the
Navajo Reservation and is north of the Hopi Reservation. Consultations
with members of the Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico NAGPRA committee
determined that it is possible that the human remains in the hogan
could be those of a Pueblo person living in or visiting the area. They
stated that Puebloan peoples were, and still are, resident all over the
southwestern United States. Consequently, they believe that the Pueblos
should be considered culturally affiliated with these human remains. In
addition, hogans are a Navajo form of habitation, and the Navajo have
traditionally buried or placed their dead in hogans. Consequently, it
is believed that the Navajo should also be culturally affiliated with
these remains.
In 1944, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
(catalog numbers DU 6014 and DU 6056) were removed from Shiprock, San
Juan County, NM, possibly by Dr. E.B. Renaud, founder of the University
of Denver Department of Anthropology. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Shiprock is on the Navajo Reservation. Consultations with members
of the Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico NAGPRA committee determined that
Puebloan peoples were, and still are, resident all over the
Southwestern United States. Consequently, they believe that the Pueblos
should be considered culturally affiliated with these human remains, as
well as the Native American group on whose reservation the remains were
found.
The area where these human remains were found has been identified
as the ancestral territory of the Hopi and the Navajo. Consultation
evidence indicates cultural affiliation with the Hopi Tribe of Arizona;
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New
Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New
Mexico; Pueblo of San Juan, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Santa Ana, New
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Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas; and Zuni
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
Based on the above-mentioned information, officials of the Bureau
of Indian Affairs and the University of Denver Department of
Anthropology and Museum of Anthropology have determined that, pursuant
to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the
physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry.
Officials of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the University of Denver
Department of Anthropology and Museum of Anthropology also have
determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is a relationship
of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between these
Native American human remains and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Navajo
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo
of San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo
of San Juan, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santo
Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas; and
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
This notice has been sent to officials of the U.S. Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs; Colorado River Indian Tribes of
the Colorado River Indian Reservation, Arizona and California; Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; Pueblo of
Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Juan, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico;
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation,
New Mexico. Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes
itself to be culturally affiliated with these human remains should
contact Jan I. Bernstein, Collections Manager and NAGPRA Coordinator,
University of Denver Department of Anthropology and Museum of
Anthropology, 2000 Asbury, Sturm Hall S-146, Denver, CO 80208-2406, e-
mail jbernste@du.edu, telephone (303) 871-2543, before March 29, 2002.
Repatriation of the human remains to the Colorado River Indian Tribes
of the Colorado River Indian Reservation, Arizona and California; Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; Pueblo of
Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Juan, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico;
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation,
New Mexico may begin after that date if no additional claimants come
forward.
Dated: January 30, 2002.
Robert Stearns,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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